Cabinet-drawer construction.



J. C. & W. A. MOORE & F. WADE. CABINET DRAWER CONSTRUCTION.

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' 'QFMQEQ CABmET-DMWE R CONSTRUCTION.

' Patented June as, rare.

Application filed may 1, 1918. Serial Ito. 764,877.

- To all-whom it may concern Be it known that we, Jassn' C. Moona, lVILmAM A. Moons, and For WAnE,citizens of the United States, and residents of Indianapolis, county of Marion, and State of 1 Indiana, hare invented a certain new and useful Cabinet-Drawer Construction; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being'had to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters refer to like parts. The object of this invention is to provide an improved means for mounting drawers or other movable parts in cabinets and the .like, wherein the rear portion of the drawer or other movable part is slidably suspended on a rod extending over the drawer or other movable part by a simple means attached to the rear wall of the drawer or other movable part and slidable on the rod and arranged so that said connectionis readily adjustable in order to give the rear end of the drawer or other movable part proper relation and centering. While a drawer is herein set forthparticularly, the invention may be employed in connection with'doors or other movable parts of book cases and other cabinets. i 4.

The chief feature of the invention consists in adjustably connecting centrally to the rear wall of the drawer, or other movable part, means slidable on a rod for both guiding. and supporting the drawer, thus dispensing with all cleats and complex constructions of every kind. One of the chief objects of the invention is simplicity of construction and operation. Y

Another feature of the invention consists in making a connection between the drawer and guide rod adjustable in the manner above indicated so that the drawer can be drawn out entirely to the front and will not bind with the drawer opening in the front wall of the cabinet, that is, not bind either the bottom or the side walls thereof, and hence the adjustment is such as to enable one to vertically adjust the rear end of the drawer and also to laterally adjust the same to suit the drawer opening in the front .wall of the cabinet.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawgs and the following description and claims.

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In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section through a cabinet having two drawers, showing the drawer closed. Fig. 2 is a perspective vlewof a portion of the guide rod and the rearof the connecting plate thereon. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through a portion of the rear part of the drawer and the connection between the drawer and the guide rod, parts being broken away. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section through a part of the drawer on the line H of Fig. 3.

There is shown herein a cabinet 10 having in its front wall drawer openings 11 for drawers 12. The particular construction of these parts is immaterial to this invention.

Centrally over each drawer a guide rod 15 is secured in the cabinet and it should be substantially parallel with-Tthe drawer and base connecting plate 16 secured sub stantially midway of the rear wall of the drawer and extends upward therefrom and hhas a hole in its upper end through which t e necting'platethe drawer is both guided and supported and all cleats and other complex arrangements which interfere with the smooth operation of the drawer, are

end of the plate 16 and loosely surrounding the guide rod 15 and with its ends flaring somewhat so that it will slide smoothly and easily on the guide rod and never bind thereon.

- The particular construction shown herein to obtain the best adjustment of the connection between the guide rod and the drawer, consists of .forming the plate 16 with a wide slot 18 and clamping it to a plate 20 which is secured to the rear wall of the drawer by bolts 21. The clamping is efiected by a clamping bolt 22 which screws into the plate 20 and projects through the slot 18 and through a wide washer 23 and said washer ide rod extends. By this simple conis wider than the slot, but the diameter of the bolt 22 is considerably less than the width of the slot. Therefore, the rear end Edi:

meter of the bolt 22 and the width'of the 3m slot and this range of adjustment is suliicient if the plate is pro erly located in as; sembling the devi' e vertical adjustment arranges the rear partof the drawer so that,it"will not'bind the bottom of the drawer. opening 11 when the drawer is drawn .out far. The horizontaladjustment enables the rear portion of the drawer .to be truly side.

drawer applies also to doors or parts of centered so that when itis drawn far out, it will not bind the drawer opening at e1ther What is said above. relative to a 1: cases and cabinets, which parts are I bodily movable.

drawer, said bolt being of less diameter than the width of the slot insaid plate, so that said late can be adjusted laterally. and ver tica y in' relation to the rear end of the drawer and be clamped in an usted position ofthe drawer and arallel with the drawer and its direction 0 movement, aplate with as.

by said bolt.

2. A cabinet with-a drawer openi in one wall thereof, a drawer, a rod secure in the cabinet substantially midway of the width a hole through which said loosely e; r-

said bolt ha width of the s 0t, whereby the drawer can opening theremidwa of the width of thetends and said plate having -a vertical slot therein, a boltextending'through said slot late to. the drawer, the

for clamping said diameter of said be t being p .reciably less than the width of the slot, and a washer on a'diameter greater than the be both vertically and horizontally adjusted. 3. A cabinet with a drawer openin in one wall thereof, a drawer, a 'rod secure in the cabinet substantially midway ofthe width of the drawer and fparallel with the drawer and itsdireetlon'o movement, a plate with a hole through which said rod loosel extends and said plate haying a vertica slottherein, horizontal corru' ations on one side of said-plate, another p ate secured to the drawer with horizontal corrugations for.

meshing with the corru tions on said slotted plate, a bolt extending through the slot in said slotted plate and screwing intothe plate secured to the drawer, and with a di-' ameter less than-the width of the slot, and a washer for said bolt with a diameter greaterthan the width of the slot.

' In witne'ss whereof, we have hereunto af-- 'fixed our signatures in the witnesses herein named. r

. JESSE CQMO ORE.

. WILLIAM-A, MOORE.-

.FOY WADE.

Witnesses:

O. M. McLAUonmN.

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